hosanna
[ hoh-zan-uh ]
/ hoʊˈzæn ə /
interjection
(an exclamation, originally an appeal to God for deliverance, used in praise of God or Christ.)
noun, plural ho·san·nas.
a cry of “hosanna.”
a shout of praise or adoration; an acclamation.
verb (used with object), ho·san·naed, ho·san·na·ing.
to praise, applaud, etc.: The critics hosannaed his new play.
Origin of hosanna
< Late Latin (
h)ōsanna < Greek
ōsanná < Heb hōsh(i)
ʿāh nnā save, we pray; replacing Middle English, Old English
osanna < Late Latin, as above
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British Dictionary definitions for hosanna
hosanna
/ (həʊˈzænə) /
interjection
an exclamation of praise, esp one to God
noun
the act of crying "hosanna"
Word Origin for hosanna
Old English
osanna, via Late Latin from Greek, from Hebrew
hōshi `āh nnā save now, we pray